Wives contribution to family income U.S. 2020 | Statista

In 2020, the median contribution of wives' earnings to family income was at 36.3 percent. This is a decrease from the previous years, and continues a recent downward trend in the share of income contributed by wives.

Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020

Characteristic	Median contribution
2020	36.3%
2019	36.5%
2018	37.5%
2017	37.1%
2016	37.1%
2015	37.1%
2014	36%
2013	37.3%
2012	37.3%
2011	37%
2010	37.6%
2009	37.1%
2008	36%
2007	36%
2006	35.6%
2005	35.1%
2004	34.9%
2003	35.2%
2002	34.8%
2001	34.4%
2000	33.5%
1999	32.8%
1998	32.8%
1997	32.7%
1996	32.6%
1995	31.9%
1994	31.9%
1993	32.2%
1992	32.4%
1991	31.3%
1990	30.7%

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Release date

April 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data refers to opposite-sex married-couple families only.

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